Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-10

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Yesterday moxning u Vas naenAisrel
n these columns that The Fuds hard Q
ths sAzpsntsE and lzfhsr vas alrsad
pisyinR 50 haxoe with he interior :
KeAsrs Hall. Apartsfi0n has besn RI
across he b1ilding abous sso-shErds .
The distance from the front, and b
hole b bsinR eat through tie roof :
admit Q ph0fogFAphsr's skyIEehs. tn
fscnf ED q ths building Is bsine di
eidsd into ofasss 10 bs ussd hy doetor,
and lawyers. No more viii TIE varioa
political parties bold thsir con
yentlons there. and ne more within
thoss walls vii Abigail Scott Dunfwal
leciure % ths aiorious principles o
wumanE FlRhaa. MOI tha history 81
Yeelerss Han 70 msds, and q very inter
esttnG history Il b. 70 be sure.
m nckPT1oz.
In order 30 learn somsthiua concern
ina ths early history 0f this cid buiid
ina q Posr-INTKLLz0KHcxa reuortel
called apon Hon. 4 L. Yesler. Tes.sr
day, and made his mission known. IN.
questions prspoaHdsd took Mr.. Yesisl
quite ~ surprise, ard be eskcd for {
little time 10 refresh bic memory. Ths
reporter accompanied the old gentle
man 70 bis little ONCE on Mill street
where be eommenesd locking over Ia
accounts in some old, dusty ledeeFs.
what do you expect 10 Hnd il thsss
old aooouBs booksF asked tie reporter
Well. you see" replied Mr.. fesler
Remember bought the flooring fos
the hail % Freapogt, ard theee old books
VII show when IL vss ehagRsd 70 M
individual account, and BY that I can
tel the date Of the building Of the hall,
Ihe reaeen bought the flooring was
becaase / had no plansr Ia nv little
mill which / vas RAINING ct that time,
and is vas the only mill in Seattle al
that time"
After q prolonged silence, daring
which he turned over the blne leaves 81
his old lsdger. M. Yesles shouted,
Here Il IL find 81 entry here. under
date Of dnly ., 1865, whish reads a.
follows: Lumber for pavilion, $3.50;
shingles for pavilion, Rl3 IS. Sit down,
now, I'll tell yoa about Yesler's Hall.
During the sumner Of 1865 the Masons
TO hold q Fourth Of JuIv
and ball in Seattle, and
they raised some funds fer that par
pose. Dick Atkins was the leading
spirit IN the movement, and the aFrane-
ina foE Q suitable ball or dancing plat
form was left 10 him. We talked 10
gotheR aboat the matter. His idea vas
10 DO as vas the custom for many years
pFevious-so bay the lumber, erect .
buiidina on Occidental
square, and when the celebration vas
ever, 10 sell the lamber. / asked him
What be estimated the work and DAMAGE
10 the lumber would amount 20, and be
said two hundred d0llars.' then told
him that n the committee weuld give
me two hundred dollars | woald put a
pavilion o. vacant lot had ppon The
corner Of Front and Cherry streets.
The esmmiitea talked it over and de-
clded 70 accept my proposition, and
lhat year The Grafton vas delivered and
The Fourth Of July ball was held for
the hrst time in YesleR's Hall. The
vas in the rough for q number
OF wears, but when got able | sprung
an arch under the roof and piastered IL. !"
rTs VARIOUS USES.
81 can't tell you all the various EUR
poses for which that hall has been used.
In 1870 Rev. JOhn =. Damon organic q
he first Congregational Ohurch Of Sc
attic in that ball. and hsld services
there for year or more, until the socie-
~ secured q lot and built q church on
second street. Oh, We have had all
kinds Of shows In that ball, sleiRht of
hand performances by Carl Basoo and
magic lantern shows, ventfiIo-
quist performance by ]. @. Ksnyon be-
fore be became 3 wealthy real estate
Owner IN Seattle. Imaginable imparscna-
lions and character delineatious BY
Yankee Plummer, lectures by spiritual
women. mass meetings Of the people to
talk railroad, Fourth Of July orations,
mass meetings, eaucases, conventions
BY al political parties. and for years il
was the only polling place in Seattle at
both city and general elections. ARri
cultural fairs, church festivals Of all
we're held in that
hall. There the Rreas revivnlist
held forth for more than a
week converting sinners to the SaviaF;
and there old uncle John Denny made
political speeches and poured oat his
sarcasm on the "haekleberFy lawyere,n
- be called them; there able and elo-
qaent political speeches were made BY
selucius Garhelde, By Marshall Blinn,
b. J. ID. Nix, BY Jndge y. b. MoFad.
den, all Of whom / believe have passed
away; and there Mrs. Duuiway talked
Woman's suffrage ~ her heaFt's content;
Judges De3nison, Jacobs ana Lewis,
Chief Justices Of this Territory, held
The regular terms OF the District Court
here. and Il vas 10 that ball where the
Of Howard and Sullivan,
he murderers OF George Reynolds, took
place, before Sam Cosmba, the justice
u the peace, Just prior 10 their execu-
lion al the hands Of the people.
Within the soHines Of that hall Bud
smith, brother Of George Venable, ex-
planned the mysteries Of mis- magic
sbarn By which be converted q galIon
of fresh milk. extracted fRom q GOV on
.he stage into roll Of beautiful Gilt
sdee butter, Ail sailed and ready for
use, Just by giving the magic charm a
lev licks With his magic wand and the
milk few shocks With the dasher, and
there Il vas that my friend w. Burrttt
became sa enthusiastic over the new
butter making process that be decided
smith a valaable piece Of property for q
half interest in the patent right TO the
sburn for Washington Territory; bat
am told any friend BaFritk has never
been able 20 make an ounce Of butter
BY the new atyle although be has wasted
nuoh time. milk and patience IN trying.
10 that hall D. 5. Foster lectured on
and mated the boys and
girls BY the bumps on their heads, and
simms, the great face reader. lectured
"a physiegnOmy. There Charles Vivian,
POOR fellow, be died from drink the
great imitatoE of the Sufferers, and the
OF Ten thousand miles
SWAY" delighted bis audiences night
after night With bis songs, limitations
md liehtaiue charges. Madame Arna
Bishop and 4 ,ss Eytinge are among the
names of those who paid SIS per night
Tor the use Of the hall, Gas thrown in,
and there the Hyers Sisters first sang
= Piaafore" in seattle With Billy keF-
ssnds ~ Dtsk Deadeye."
Reporter. Was ths building aiwaya
70 present siEsl
M. Ysslsr-Oh no. When buili il vas
lnly ons story high. and S0xlt2 feet in
tixe, bat when FroRt street vas graded
he hAll stood up about ten feet above
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